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Capitan, NM vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Boston spends 98.6% more per student than Capitan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.0% lower in Boston than in Capitan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boston had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Capitan
 Capitan, NMBoston, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$29,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,967$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor351  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.35.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%1.5%
Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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